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Feb 29
2008
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Creggs Vs West Offaly LionsPosted by a.gunning in Seniors, j2 League 07.08 |
Creggs 3 W.O.L. 8
W.O.L. made their first trip to the famous Creggs on Sunday last and came away with a very hard earned victory
W.O.L. started brightly against an experienced opposition outfit and got the first score with a good Jason Kelly penalty and this settled the team a little. Constant pressure resulted a well worked break and in a fine try scored by Darren Egan after good quick passing by the backs. Unfortunately W.O.L. could not add to the score before half time as the slow ruck ball and some indifferent decision making, invariably hampered the W.O.L. progress.
At half time a change of weather to rain and gales made life very difficult for the W.O.L. they sustained strong pressure from the more experienced and heavier Creggs pack but to their credit W.O.L. kept trying to play in the appalling conditions, only a bout of ill discipline allowed Creggs in for a penalty and W.O.L. Replied with continuous pressure on the village line but significantly failed to score. For the last 10 minutes creggs exerted considerable pressure on the W.O.L. line but superb defence prevented them scoring what would have been the match winning score
No doubt W.O.L. would have lost this match earlier in the year but new confidence, teamwork and team spirit have made W.O.L. a hard team to beat.
Outstanding were Tomas Bennett and Anthony Quinn.
W.O.L. made their first trip to the famous Creggs on Sunday last and came away with a very hard earned victory
W.O.L. started brightly against an experienced opposition outfit and got the first score with a good Jason Kelly penalty and this settled the team a little. Constant pressure resulted a well worked break and in a fine try scored by Darren Egan after good quick passing by the backs. Unfortunately W.O.L. could not add to the score before half time as the slow ruck ball and some indifferent decision making, invariably hampered the W.O.L. progress.
At half time a change of weather to rain and gales made life very difficult for the W.O.L. they sustained strong pressure from the more experienced and heavier Creggs pack but to their credit W.O.L. kept trying to play in the appalling conditions, only a bout of ill discipline allowed Creggs in for a penalty and W.O.L. Replied with continuous pressure on the village line but significantly failed to score. For the last 10 minutes creggs exerted considerable pressure on the W.O.L. line but superb defence prevented them scoring what would have been the match winning score
No doubt W.O.L. would have lost this match earlier in the year but new confidence, teamwork and team spirit have made W.O.L. a hard team to beat.
Outstanding were Tomas Bennett and Anthony Quinn.
